Mar 30, 2014 · I'm super interested in these hops as well, so I'm brewing a mostly Rakau Pale Ale tonight. I won't have results right away, but I'll definitely report back to you once I have some tasting notes. My grain bill will be: 80% Maris Otter 12.5% Rye 5.5% Belgian Aromatic Hops Schedule:.5oz (Old) Falconer's @60.5oz Rakau @60 1oz Rakau @10

Jan 21, 2012 · I ordered 8 oz., so all or mostly Rakau is certainly a possibility. Maybe something like this: Rakau IPA Partial Mash Grain/DME 4.5 lbs Briess Golden DME 3.5 lbs American 2-row 12 oz Aromatic 8 oz White Wheat Hops.5 oz Columbus @ 60 1 oz Rakau @ 60 1 oz Rakau @ 15 1 oz Rakau @ 5 1 oz Rakau @ 1 2 oz Rakau @ Flame Out (Steeped 15 minutes) 2 oz ...

Jan 31, 2020 · In case it needs to be said, they are the same plant. Rakau is the commercial variety which is grown in NZ. Alpharoma is the variety that's available for purchase and grown here in the US. I acquired a plant from Great Lakes Hops last year. It was a sleepy plant last year. Didn't get any cones. Hoping that I'll have some cones to test out this ...

Jun 12, 2013 · Using them in combo with cascade would make for a great Pale ale. They have a smooth apricot & pineapple flavor and should work for bittering too. But if your rakau hops are from the 2011 crop as I suspect, they may be somewhat diminished in AAU & flavor depending on how they were stored.

Jan 12, 2011 · not much experience creating recipes yet, so i figured i would post this up for review to get some feedback. we have multiple ipa's in the pipeline, but not much for low abv hoppier beers, so a nice sessionable apa with a different hop twist sounded refreshing. hoping to pick up some tropical...

Jan 12, 2018 · 1/2 ounce Rakau at 10 1/2 ounce Motueka at 10 1/2 ounce Rakau dry hop It had great fruity hop aroma and flavor with just a hint of bitterness. Next time I'll bump up the dry hop to an ounce to increase the aroma a bit.

Jun 12, 2015 · Rakau is pretty intensely grassy and pineapply, bit of tropical. It'd probably do well with lemon drop. Personally, out of all of those, I'd do a Summer/Eldorado IPA or APA that would taste like straight up candy. I would use El dorado for flavor or …

Mar 10, 2024 · I had some leftover Motueka and Rakau; hoping for some constructive critiques on the hop schedule for this recipe. Nectaron Motueka Helles / cold IPA Grain bill is : 5.75 lbs Pilsner 1.25 lbs flaked rice Hop schedule is : .6 oz Magnum …

Apr 19, 2022 · Nelson, Riwaka, Nectaron are incredible. Taiheke, Rakau, Moutere, Southern Cross, Motueka, Waimea are kind of a step below but still unique and worth experimenting with. Wai-iti IKohatu, Wakatu, and Pacifica are all interesting but rather delicate and are better utilized in a super clean delicate beer. Your grain bill is great.

Feb 2, 2019 · I'm using rakau hops because that's what I have and they are right around 10% AA. In this example I'm propagating Kveik yeast, a recently discovered strain that has been used for centuries in Norway. It works well at room temps and even up to 100f, seems to like being underpitched, and is easy to save for re-pitching either as slurry or even ...